Folding fruit-stand.



J. H. SABU.

FOLDING FRUIT STAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.3,190B.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909 J. H. SABO.

FOLDING FRUIT STAND.

APPLmATIoH rILBn Nov.a.1sos.

914,606. I* Patented Mar.9,1909.

2 sums-snuff 2* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ll. BABO, OF JOl'lNSTOiVN, PENNSYLVANLL FOLDING FRUIT-STAND.

No. 914,808. Specicntion of Letters Potent. Patented Merch 9, 1900. Application tiled November 3, 190B. Serial No. 460,886.

To all whom fit may concern.; h v n longitudinal rod 9 extending from the Bc it known that l, Joux H. Seno, n citiupright l upon one side of the stand lo the zen of the lnited States of America, resid 1 upright 1' upon the opposite side, this rod ing ut Johnstown, in the county-of Cumbria i! serving functionally ns a tray su port, us 6U and Stute f Pennsylvania, have invented will presently appear. The uprigits 5 ndcertnin new and useful Improvements in jacent. to the upper ends thereof are con- Folding FruitvStands, of which the follownet-.ted hy u longitudinal rod 1U, and this ing is a specification, reference being had -x'od in conjunction with the rod 9 is adapted therein to the accompanying drawing. to support a fruit tray, comprising end 65 10 This invention relates to a folding fruit pluies l1 connected by rods l2 und u woven stand. and the primary objectof my invenwire frame 13, said frame being shaped to tion is to rovide a movable fruit stand form the bottom and the front and the rear that can he iblded to occupy a comparatively walls ol the tray and to support fruit and small space when not; in use. also shaped to provide two seats 1l for me :'c Another object of this invention is to pro rods 9 und 10, these rods supporting the vide a fruit stand with portable fruittrnjs. troy :it nu inclination, whereby the contents permitting of fruit being easily arranged of the tray can be easily observed. To pernpon the stand 'and removed therefrom in mit of the trays being manually moved, the bulk. end plates 1l are-provided with slots or 75 My invention aims to provide a fruit hand grips 15.

stand that can be used by merchants or vend- The uprights Hund 7 are stepped relacrs of fruitupon the sidewalk :1nd at night tire to the uprights the uprights 6 being the fruit removed and the stand folded, 'approximately two thirds the height of the whereby the standwilloccupy comparatively` nprights 5, while the u rights 7 are :1p- S0 small space within the store. I* provide the, proxunately half the heiit of the uprights A stuud with casters whereby it can he easily 6. The upper ends of the uprights 6 are moved, and also provide means for adjnstpivotal] connected by `links 16 to the up ing the stand at different. inclinations-to rights the pivoted connectionV with stud f permit of the stand being fitted lin, laces uprights` 5 helnv effected by means of 'a `815` which would notreadily accomm ate a longitudinal l. The uprights 4"are non-`adjustable stand. connected hy s; longitudinal rod 18 adjacentV The detail construction entering into my to the u per ends thereof, this rod and the invention will be presently described and rod 17 -also being adapted tosupport a tray :i t then specifically claimed. of the same form and 1n the same manner as 19,0- -l Referring to the drawings :-Figure 1 Vis u the tray supported on rods 9, 10, and above side elevation of a stand constructed in nc-` descr'bed. Y v 'cordance with my invention, illnstratfin-an `The upper ends ofthe apri adpxsted position of the s a-me in dotted ine, otnlly connected to' the u riggh Fig.,2 is n vertical sectional 4view' of! the [links' 19said Isso` i 4o stand,Figisegonteleyation nfjthefsame, l11'ected,favs fat 2Q, -tn 'the uplfi ho :mns :il with a pllurulity of notches, thu nprighis 4, (n (S und TCan be positioned at un mlinulion rclutivo to theond rails 1`y for tho )nirposc heretofore mentioned.

Vi hon thc stand is to bo folded, tho fruit lrnys uro removed and the arms 24 disow goood from the pins 27, pormitting of the nprigrhts boing collapsed to the position .shown in Fig. 4 oi' tho drawingsA Tho .stand con then bo sot upon its edge to occupy n conilurulivoy small space in a store.

Tho tum is Inn o of light und durable moto] und hy incroasin r the size of tho cusiol-f, :L :1nd providing tic rails 1 with largo whcclo` thc stand can bc used for vending fruit about the streets.

multiplicity of u )rights and connecting rods run be provided iol" supporting a larger nnnzhoi' ol fruit trays of smaller size on u huso upproxinmtoly the same urea as thc Stand shown and described, therefore I do not curo to confine myself to the specific arrangement of tho olonients of my invention as, dcscribod and desire it to be under Stood that various changes can be made in the details of construction Without departinnr from the spirit oi the invention.

aving now described my invention what I claim as now, i`s:-F

1. A folding fruit stand oomirising end i mils, comers carried by Said en mils, longitudinztl rods connecting said end rails, uprigh s, pivotnlly coimcctodto said end rui s, long itndinul rods connooting said upriglits :und providing troy sumorts, links oonnoct- 1;

ing tho oppor un s o said uprightn, trays mounted n von sind rods and havin seats for smid ro( s adopted to support sui trays ut un inclination., arms pivotullv nncoted to tho forward onds of said rails, inwardly projcoting pins carried by two of said u rights und aidu )tod to bo engaged by t e froo ends of: said arms, and tic rods connect' ing two of said upri bts for bracing the sinne, substuntiull as oscribod. i 2. A fruit, omini comprising movable on rails, upright@ pivotally connected to said rails, linktv pvotally connecting said uprights together, longitudinal rods oonnoctin sind upriglits trays detachably mount upon said rods and having sent-s fonsaid rods to supfport said trays at an inclination, und pivote arms carried by said rails and oonnocting with two'of said uprights for maintaining said uprghts in a vertical poSition.

In testimony whereof I aIx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

` JOHN H. SABO. W itnosses:

Mnx H. Snonovrrz, C. V. BROOKS. 

